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There are many issues that you will encounter as a new parent. We have put together this list of useful articles and threads in order to assist you with some common questions or issues you may have, and to provide you with bit of extra support that we all need as new parents:
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You will know when it is the right time to tell yr mum that YOU are the mum of Lilly, and YOU are the one who knows best for her
Guess I am lucky, 1) my mum lives in Tassie hehe , altho she is here atm 2) she loves how I parent, continually tells me I'm a great mum 3) my mum lives in Tassie mwahahhahahahahaaa ahhh I make myself laugh
Am so happy Lilly went to bed so easily for you! She knew what to do to make mummy feel better xx
Levi's great to put to sleep, loves to be thumped on the nappy. Only takes 5 mins. We offer him the dummy once or twice, if he pushes it out he doesn't get it. We leave him talk or fo his half hearted cry (normally he's not happy the dummy fell out) once it gets more serious (a real cry). We get up and see him.
Our at night routine works well for us, hubby gets up and changes his bum, I go to the loo and come back and get the boobies ready. I feed, hubby let's the dogs out for the loo. After feed I settle him, hubby takes him settles him in the cot, I let the dogs back in and we all go to bed. Takes 30 mins.
Yeah I've started doing that, i'll pop her down in her cot and potter about go to the bathroom etc to see if she will settle on her own, mostly she starts to cry after a time so I pick her up and settle her in arms, or pat bottom or do dummy.
She seems to re settle herself fine if she wakes over night unless she needs something like food, or nappy or whatever, just the initial going to sleep is the bit she needs to work on so I'm not going to force the issue.
You know, when i think bout it...I would prefer someone rocking me to sleep! oh and DEFINITELY LOVE when hubby plays with my back at night!It helps me get such a good nights sleep!
So no wonder my bubs want the human contact to fall asleep hehehe
Felt so bad while I was out shopping - had Alex in the Ergo and accidentally clipped his foot with the trolley where it was sticking out of the side. He went from fast asleep to screaming and I felt terrible I can definitely tell his pain cry, it's sooooo outraged then sad and he sticks his bottom lip out and everything.
Aww poor Alex DH did something similar a little while ago but it was clipping Lily's skin in one of the pop studs of the nappies, not clipping her foot. He felt terrible for days.
Don't worry he will be fine CK and wont rememeber, just like DD with the clip.
Last edited by Lolpigs; January 3rd, 2012 at 02:55 PM.
Wow that Heaps Nikky, although DD drank 220ml of Boobie Juice last feed I boggled!
I'm doing what your doing now Nikky, I pump and feed with what I get out, I can get out between 100ml and 150ml every 4 hours which is great but I'm on Motilium as well, so about half or more of bubs feeds are boobie juice. She seems happier too because we arent going between boob and bottle all the time.
Wew another good sleep! Dad got his confidence back and tried his own method to get her to sleep, putting on music and giving her dummy she did have a little more trouble rather than the cuddle becuase she was more awake, but still asleep in under 5 mins.
We have also caught her on the monitor trying to learn how to put the dummy back in herself! She can also roll over now, as we watch her when she wakes, she spends about 5 mins practising rolling all over the cot LOL!
Guess this is the way to go forwards Thanks again for the reassurance guys.
To actually go to sleep after a feed or for bed, he gets patted until he is sleepy. We put him in the cot and walk out. Listen to him on the monitor, normally he talks to himself for a while and either falls asleep or we go put his dummy in and he sleeps. We do turn the fish tank, kitchen and the hall light off so his room isn't so bright.
Lolpigs different people and different babies will find what works. For example what I did with DS1 didn't work for DS2, he was just a very unsettled bub and it took time for him to find his groove, the more I tried to get him into some sort of routine the worse he got and in the end I just went with him leading me and It just all fell into place. I am pretty much doing what Nikky is ATM and it is working for us, except Abby sleeps in her bassinet through the night.
Does anyone else majorly suck at expressing? I know that what can be expressed is no indication of supply but I just tried expressing just now and I seriously only got a few mls and that's it.
Me. Most I've ever gotten was 70ml, and that was after Alex skipped his stupid am feed and I was engorged. Usually I'm lucky to get 20ml or so and I know darn well Alex is taking more than that because he's growing so well - had to move the shoulder straps on his carseat again yesterday.
Took me awhile to get good at it, also if bubs is sucking my body knows and I get less for the pump its weird. Thanks Dan.
Anyone know what I should do? Bubs can now roll all the way over so even with her wrap on shes rolling on to her side and stomach in her cot, I freaked out at 6am when I checked her and she was on her stomach! :S She can get off her stomach on her own I think but I moved her but I'm worried.
Last edited by Lolpigs; January 4th, 2012 at 05:51 AM.
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I can definitely tell his pain cry, it's sooooo outraged then sad and he sticks his bottom lip out and everything.
jk
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